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3 Dead, Suspect Sought On Montana Crow Reservation

Schools, a hospital and other public buildings on the Crow Reservation in Montana were on lockdown Tuesday as authorities searched for a suspect in a shooting that left three people dead.

The FBI said agents were on the reservation investigating the deaths.

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Prescription Drug Abuse Is On The Rise Among Teens [AUDIO]

CEO of www.drugfree.org Steve Pasierb (pa-serb) says prescription drug abuse among teens is on the rise in Montana but parents have another place to get information and help to prevent this kind of abuse.

The website also covers other

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Egyptian Guest Teaching Arabic In School District One

Students in Arabic language and culture classes at Hellgate High School andWillard Alternative High School programs are learning from a new instructor this school year – Mohamed Abdelsamad, an Egyptian on a one-year fellowship with the U.S. Department of State. As a fellow, Abdelsamad is participating in the 2011 Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP). He is one of 25 teachers selected from China and Egypt for participation in programs this school year across the United States.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month [AUDIO]

For more than 20 years, the observation of National Breast Cancer Awareness month each October has provided a time to raise awareness about  breast cancer. Dr. Patrick Maguire says next to non melanoma skin cancer breast cancer is the most common cancer in women

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Transient’s Body Found Near University

The unidentified body of a man in his 20's was found early this morning in a transient camp not far from the windmill across the river from the UM Campus. I spoke with Missoula County Sheriff's Department Public Information Officer, Detective Jason Johnson Tuesday afternoon. That interview is attached.

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Montana Objects To Gun Ban For Medical Pot Users

Montana's attorney general is objecting to a U.S. government policy that bars firearms dealers from selling guns or ammunition to medical marijuana users.

Steve Bullock writes U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in a Monday letter that the federal government should act carefully "when its laws and policies involve conflicts with those of the states."

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Marijuana Initiative Qualifies For Ballot

The secretary of state says that medical marijuana advocates have collected enough signatures to let voters decide whether they like the Legislature's new crackdown on the industry.

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Many In Montana Still Don’t Have High-Speed Internet

276,000 people in Montana still don't have high-speed Internet. Hathaway rancher and executive Vice President of The U.S. Cattleman's Association, Jess Peterson says that's not good enough.

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Grizzly Killed After DNA Links It To 2nd Mauling

Yellowstone National Park officials say they have killed a grizzly bear that fatally mauled a hiker after DNA evidence linked the bear to the scene of a second hiker's death.

But park officials say they may never know definitively whether the same bear that killed Brian Matayoshi in July also killed John Wallace in August because there was evidence of multiple bears near Wallace's body.

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Anti-Stalking Kits Available During Domestic Violence Awareness Month

The Missoula City/County Crime Victim Advocate Office in partnership with the YWCA of Missoula and Student Assault Resource Center are launching an anti-stalking campaign as part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October by providing anti-stalking kits at all three locations. Anti-stalking kits are designed to assist victims of stalking with tools to help document stalking events and to provide resources and safety tips. I spoke with Kim Brown Campbell from the Office of Planning and Grants on Monday about the issue. That interview is attached.